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solenocyte definition

so·leno·cyte (sə lē′nə sīt′)

noun

an elongated, tubular flame cell with one or more long flagella, occurring in certain annelids, cephalochordates, etc.

Etymology: < Gr sōlēn, a channel + -cyte

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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